News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-01-13
FROM WASHINGTON.
From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, D. c., ]
Jan. s, 1887. J

world of fashion is in motion once
more, and up at the Capitol you hear
much about tariff reduction plans anG
an extra session. The President has
become alarmed at the condition Of
affairs in his party in Congress, and
realizes the necessity of doing some
thing as soon as possible. 1t is said
Senator Vest and Hon. S. S. Cox
will be his mouth-pieces in each end
the Capitol to get the tariff question
again up for discussion. If they fail
the President threatens to call an ex-
ira session of the Fiftieth Congress
upon the expiration of this, hoping
that it may carry out his wishes.
Representatives Mills, of Texas,
and Cox, of New York, will be the
rival candidates for the Craftsmanship
of the Ways and Means Committee
In the Fiftieth Congress, and the re-
suit will indicate whether it is the dis
position of the party to adopt bold
and aggressive tariff policy or one
more conciliatory. AS to the Repub-
licans and tariff reform, for the re-
mainder of this session, their men,
bers of the Ways and Means Com
mittee have decided to adopt as a
platform revenue bill which favois
reduction of internal revenue and an
adjustment" of tariff.
Attorney General Garland, who had
not been in the Senate Chamber since
the Pan Electric investigation, attend
ed the Logan funeral in company with
the other members of the Cabinet. 1t
is claimed that Mr.. Garland is not
harassed by the criticisms upon
him which appear in print, for the
reason that he knows nothing about
them. He does not read the newspa-
pers, and is consequently ignorant of
what is said and thought in the would.
Public Printer Benedict, who has
made himself notorious by the whole
sale discharge of government clerks,
will soon be tried in the furnace to
see if he himself is not wanting.
Representative Farquhar, on the part
of the printers union, of New York,
is conducting the fight against his
confirmation in the Senate. Opposi-
ton to him is based upon the grounds
that he is not practical printer,
which the law stipulates a Public
Printer shall be. Mr.. Farquhar ar
gued that unless Mr.. Benedict could
earn the average wages in a compos-
ing room he could not be considered
a practical printer. This, he said,
would be rating practical printer
very low.
A few days ago Senator Mitchell, of
Pennsylvania, asked the Senate to
pass bill giving pension of $4,000
a year to the widow of Senator Logan.
The bill failed then through the inter-
ference of Senator Coke, of Texas,
but yesterday it was brought to vote
and passed. The sum fixed is the
same amount as that given to the
widows of Gen. Hancock and Gen.
Thomas. 1t is probable that a new
Inauguration day will be determined
upon by Congress. Last June the
Senate voted 10 extend the Presidents
term of office to the last Tuesday in
April, and also to substitute the last
Tuesday in April for the fourth Of
March as the commencement and ter
mination of the official terms of Vice
Presidents, Senators and Representa-
tives. Some of the reasons given for
this change were that the first Presi-
dent was inaugurated on the 30th of
April, that it would be fitting cele-
bration of George Washington's in
auguration to inaugurated the Presi- |
dent in 1889 upon the same day, and
that the fourth of March as the day
for installing new government un-
duly curtails the second session of
every Congress.
In the House Of Representatives
this resolution passed by the Senate,
came in contact with the so-called
Grain resolution. This proposed that
the Constitution be so amended that
the term of the Fiftieth Congress
shall end on December 81 at noon
that the Fifty-frst Congress shall
meet Immediately thereafter, and that
the meeting day of each succeeding
Congress shall be the second Tuesday
in January. Mr.. Grains plan would
bring the Fifty-frst Congress together
about two months after the members
had been elected, instead of thirteen
months, as is now the case. 1t short
ems the term of the next Congress
two months, but it affords all future
Congresses an opportunity for ses-
sions of twelve months if desirable.
The Senate proposition adds one
month to the second session of each
session. The House Judiciary Com
mittee is now considering both of these
and it is thought they will report a
resolution containing the best points
in both.
General Sherman was non-commit-
tai when asked about an alleged cor
between himself and Mr..
Blaine, in which the latter offered TO
support Gen. Sherman for